Claret Beret collapsed and died from an “apparent cardiac event” following a training session at Palm Meadows yesterday. She was five – “cardiac event.” This one was widely covered in the racing rags because Claret was a million-dollar-plus earner who was coming off a Grade 1 “win” at Oaklawn in April. Said her complicit (in the kill, that is) trainer, Saffie Joseph, in the TDN: “She was an amazing filly who will always be remembered. May she rest in peace.” Vile.
Regarding Saffie Joseph Jr., I can’t help but wonder if untraceable drugs were involved in the “mysterious” deaths of two horses at Churchill Downs in 2023. I’ve always wondered why they didn’t come up with a reasonable explanation for the deaths of those two horses. He is a high profile trainer with a long family history in Thoroughbred horse racing and has been entrenched in this industry for decades.